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Read. Follow. Verify.New Mexico requires schools to provide seizure disorder care, training, and action plans under the Seizure Safe Schools Act
Last action · January 29, 2026: Sent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SEC/SJCSponsor: Harold Pope
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What This Bill Proposed
New Mexico enacts the Seizure Safe Schools Act, requiring public and private schools to provide trained seizure care personnel, annual safety training for staff, and individualized s for students with seizure disorders by December 31, 2026.
School districts must ensure that trained staff are available during regular hours and school-sponsored activities to administer rescue medications and devices, while participating employees receive liability protections for care provided with ordinary care.
- State Senator Harold Pope introduced Senate Bill 191 during the 2026 regular session of the New Mexico legislature. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Students with seizure disorders
Students receive mandated individualized seizure action plans and specialized care during school hours and activities.
School employees and bus drivers
Staff members are required to undergo annual seizure safety training, may volunteer for specialized care duties, and receive liability protections.
School governing bodies
Governing bodies must ensure that employee training is provided and that schools maintain trained personnel to administer care.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 29, 2026SenateCommitteeSent to SCC - Referrals: SCC/SEC/SJC
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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